Yakuza Kiwami 2

Last updated: 2025-12-13
  • Significant graphical upgrades enhance visuals
  • Free upgrade for previous owners included
  • Persistent bugs degrade overall experience
  • No meaningful new content added
  • Save data incompatibility forces restart
  • Questionable business practices criticized
Yakuza Kiwami 2 header

Emotions

Frustration28%Disappointment21%Satisfaction19%Excitement10%Relief7%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
120
Positive
5646.7%
Negative
6453.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
7,797
Estimated revenue
$155,862
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
5949.17%
Estimated copies lost
3,834
Estimated revenue lost
$76,642
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
5949.2%
Avg playtime 0.4h
3932.5%
Avg playtime 0.5h
> 2h playtime
54.2%
Avg playtime 5h
1714.2%
Avg playtime 7.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day74 rev/day
Last 30d4 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
120 total
Organic purchasers8570.8%
Voted up: 47%
Key activations3529.2%
Voted up: 46%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
120 total
First impression0-2h10890.0%
Voted up: 44%
Mid game2-10h108.33%
Voted up: 70%
Late game10-20h10.83%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+10.83%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.17% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
60.0%
Global baseline 46.7%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 120 total.